Shloka 5

Preparations of Medicated Ghee and Oils (Ghṛta–Taila Yoga); Brāhmī-ghṛta and Nārāyaṇa Taila

Devanagari script

एतैर्घृतं यथालाभं सर्वरोगविमर्दनम् / बलाशतकषाये तु तैलस्यार्धाढकं पचेत् / कल्कैर्मधूकमञ्जिष्ठाचन्दनोत्पलपद्मकैः

Transliteration

etairghṛtaṃ yathālābhaṃ sarvarogavimardanam / balāśatakaṣāye tu tailasyārdhāḍhakaṃ pacet / kalkairmadhūkamañjiṣṭhācandanotpalapadmakaiḥ

Translation

या द्रव्यांनी यथालाभ तूप शिजवावे; ते सर्व रोगांचे विमर्दन करणारे होते. तसेच ‘बला-शत’ काढ्यात तेलाचे अर्ध आढक मधूक, मंजिष्ठा, चंदन, उत्पल व पद्मक यांच्या कल्कासह शिजवावे।

Word by Word

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यथालाभम्: as available/according to availability
• यथालाभम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + लाभ (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्वरोगविमर्दनम्: destroying all diseases
• सर्वरोगविमर्दनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रोग + विमर्दन (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘सर्वेषां रोगाणां विमर्दनम्’) विशेषणम्

• बलाशतकषाये: in the decoction of balā-śata (hundred balā)
• बलाशतकषाये: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला + शत + कषाय (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: बलाशतस्य कषायः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• तैलस्य: of oil
• तैलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अर्धाढकम्: half an āḍhaka (measure)
• अर्धाढकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध + आढक (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (अर्धं आढकः)

• पचेत्: should cook
• पचेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कल्कैः: with pastes (herbal boluses)
• कल्कैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; द्रव्य-विशेष (paste)

• मधूक: madhūka (licorice/mahua, medicinal)
• मधूक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समासान्त-समुच्चयस्य अङ्गम्; समस्तपदे अवयवः)

• मञ्जिष्ठा: mañjiṣṭhā (Rubia cordifolia)
• मञ्जिष्ठा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• चन्दन: sandalwood
• चन्दन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• उत्पल: blue lotus
• उत्पल: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• पद्मकैः: padmaka (a medicinal plant/wood)
• पद्मकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (yathā-lābha, yuktitaḥ) and correct processing (pāka) transform substances into potent remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Practical discipline as a support for higher aims; reducing duḥkha through right means while cultivating sattva.

Application: Adapt formulations to locally available herbs without breaking core method; prepare decoction-based oil with correct paste additives and measures.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: vaidya-pharmacy/workshop

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174.4 (herb list); Garuda Purana 1.174.6 (aromatic/vitality adjuncts with milk)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘sarvaroga-vimardana’ preparations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames specific ghee and oil preparations as broadly disease-alleviating, reflecting the text’s emphasis on preserving health to sustain dharma, study, and ritual life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate Yama’s realm or the preta journey here; it provides therapeutic procedures, implying that right living includes responsible care of the body and mind.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It can guide identification of classical ingredients and preparation concepts (kaṣāya, kalka, sneha-pāka), but actual use should follow professional Ayurvedic supervision and safety checks.